Using game theory to describe strategy selection for environmental risk and carbon emissions reduction in the green supply chain

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 927-936

  Zhao, Rui ^a   Neighbour, Gareth ^b   Han, Jiaojie ^c   McGuire, Michael ^a   Deutz, Pauline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon emissions; Environmental risk; Game theory; Green supply chain management; Tolerability of risk

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS; GAME MODELS; GOVERNMENTAL POLICIES; GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN; GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC CHOICE; STRATEGY SELECTION;

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GAME THEORY; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 84867646567     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2012.05.004     Document Type: Article

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